Patient's question:
My child is 9 months old and no longer has a fever. Can they still take acetaminophen oral solution (three times a day)?They started sneezing and coughing (no phlegm) with occasional fever on the afternoon of the 18th. Now, they are sneezing and coughing (with phlegm).
Past treatment history and effectiveness:
Current medications include cefixime granules for children, pediatric lung heat cough and asthma granules, and acetaminophen oral solution.
Doctor's answer:
Your baby's condition involves a fever, cough, and runny nose caused by a cold. Colds often occur when the body's resistance decreases after exposure to cold, allowing viruses, mycoplasmas, or bacteria to enter and cause symptoms such as fever, nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat, cough, and muscle aches. Acetaminophen oral solution has fever-reducing and pain-relieving properties. Since your baby no longer has a fever, you don't need to focus on taking it.I recommend taking children's acetaminophen and chrysanthemum granules, ribavirin granules, loquat lung-clearing syrup, and cefixime dry suspension orally. Drink plenty of warm water, pay attention to keeping warm, and adjust your clothing according to the weather to prevent catching a cold. Provide your baby with easily digestible food during the day.